Homelessness and housing are issues that affect everyone living in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan ("Plan") commits to addressing housing and homelessness in Middlesex County.
Each plan incorporates the strategies and actions that will guide our work. Housing and homelessness are community issues. The plan calls on all sectors to work together to build solutions and move them to action.
The strength of the plan is to built from the experiences, insights, and ideas of our community partners – individuals and families with lived experience, service providers, funders, advocates, residents, experts, and policymakers. The Plan also builds on the foundational work communities have been doing in Middlesex County to meet the needs of individuals and families.
-> 2019-2024 - Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan
What is happening?
A review of Middlesex County’s Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan is underway and we want to hear from you.
It’s important that the County of Middlesex have a transformational community plan to help guide homeless prevention and housing over the next ten years. The review is an opportunity to identify local community needs and strengthen our overall plan.
Help us update the plan!
Complete a Survey: To share your ideas and insights, complete a survey by November 15, 2024, and invite others to do the same.
Facilitate a Community Conversation: Facilitate a community conversation by November 15, 2024, using the Community Conversation Toolkit, which has everything you need to facilitate a conversation with your neighbours, friends, or colleagues. Download the Community Conversation Toolkit to get started.
Background
Under the Housing Services Act, 2011, Service Managers are required to review their homeless prevention and housing plans every five years. Local plans must extend for a period of 10 years after the review. The City of London is the Service Manager for London and Middlesex.
Service Managers last reviewed and approved their local plans by December 2019 and are expected to start a review of their local plans in 2024 to meet the requirements under the Housing Services Act.
Therefore, the City of London Housing Stability Action Plan 2019 – 2024 and Middlesex County Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan 2019 – 2024 will both be reviewed through this process. It is expected that the review will result in one comprehensive plan for the County of Middlesex and the City of London.
The plan will be informed by and is intended to complement Ontario’s Homeless Prevention Program, the Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy and Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
This plan will advance the goal of housing stability for individuals and families in the County of Middlesex and City of London.
How will the updated plan be developed?
- Consultation – Opportunities to share insights and ideas will be made available. (September 2024 – November 2024)
- Plan Preparation – The information gathered through the community consultation process will be used to prepare draft strategies and actions. (December 2024 – February 2025)
- Plan Approval – Municipal Councils of the County of Middlesex and the City of London will review and approve the plan. (March 2025 – April 2025)
The timelines may change depending on direction from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
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